as in hood
a hard covering that is worn to protect your head
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Recent Examples of helmet
Oh, and that helmet design doesn’t seem Greek enough.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
23 June 2026
Equestrians must sign a waiver in order to participate, and children must wear helmets if on a bike or scooter.
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Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2026
Many fans were seen wearing Viking helmets and garb as the large groups made their way into the stadium and inside surrounding bars and restaurants.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Following an awkward standoff, Devers eventually relented and walked off the field, hiding his face in his helmet.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for helmet
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
23 June 2026
Equestrians must sign a waiver in order to participate, and children must wear helmets if on a bike or scooter.
—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2026
Many fans were seen wearing Viking helmets and garb as the large groups made their way into the stadium and inside surrounding bars and restaurants.
—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Following an awkward standoff, Devers eventually relented and walked off the field, hiding his face in his helmet.
—
Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for helmet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helmet
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At one point, what appeared to be a bullet hole was seen in the hood of a Chicago police squad car.
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Most changes happen under the hood.
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Another promotional video for Rededicate 250 blends various Christian and American imagery — scenes of a cross laid on an American flag, a robed choir, people raising their hands in worship — along with a brief scene of a man praying while wearing a Jewish skullcap.
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Shloime Rand, 34, was stabbed in the chest outside a synagogue, puncturing his lung, and Norman Shine, 76, who was wearing a traditional Jewish skullcap, was stabbed in the neck at a bus stop.
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This pale yellow Gone With the Wind (1939)nightmare, bonnet and all.
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Lucky beachcombers may even come across rarities like Scotch bonnet and moon snails.
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Style the silk foulard into a turban for an elegant night out look, or wrap it around your waist to dress up a simple T-shirt and linen pants outfit.
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Digwa then claimed in bodycam footage released by police that Nowak had grabbed his turban and subjected him to racist abuse.
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Queen Camilla wore a red silk crepe dress by Fiona Clare inspired by the Grenadier Guards uniform, paired with a black Philip Treacy beret featuring a white plume and the regiment's cap badge.
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Combined with his garb, which could include berets and glasses, Jaimoe was simply one of the coolest-looking guys in music.
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This structure was composed of solid bone, unlike the highly porous, pneumatic casques found on some modern birds.
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The ornamentation found on the beaks and tops of heads of hornbills are a structure similar to the casque on the cassowary, a bird species found in New Guinea and Australia.
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His performances that summer reached a crescendo in the knockout stage — netting against Wales in the quarter-finals, bagging a hat-trick in the last four against France and then scoring twice in the final against Sweden.
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After a handful of Giants players opted to add Bible verses to their Pride Night hats, plenty of former players and local leaders in other sectors have weighed in.
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Sombrero flick The sombrero flick means different things to different people.
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Quiroz recently began wearing a sombrero.
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“Helmet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helmet. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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